Scott G. Gehlbach
Centre for Economic and Financial Research
Moscow 117418, Russia
Nakhimovskii prospekt 47, k. 720
7 (095) 105-5002
gehlbach@socrates.berkeley.edu
Education
Degree Programs
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and Economics, University of California at Berkeley.
Political Science Fields: Comparative Politics, Area Studies (Eastern Europe/Former Soviet
Union), Methodology.
Economics Fields: Advanced Theory, Industrial Organization.
M.A. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 2000.
M.A. in Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1998.
M.B.A., University of Michigan, 1991, graduated with distinction.
B.S. in Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, 1989, graduated summa cum laude.
Non-Degree Programs
Russell Sage Summer Institute in Behavioral Economics, July 2000.
St. Petersburg State University, Summer program in Russian language, June-August 1998.
Central European University, Summer University Course in Labor Markets and the Applied
Microeconomics of Transition, July 1997.
Stanford University, Coursework in mathematics while visiting at Stanford's Center for International
Security and Arms Control, 1996.
Honors and Fellowships
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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
Social Science Research Council (SSRC) International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) Individual Advanced Research
Opportunities Fellowship
Peter H. Odegard Memorial Award in Political Science (awarded to outstanding third-year
graduate students in political science)
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship (for summer language study)
Political Science Department Fellowship
Phi Kappa Phi
Mortar Board and Senior 100 (top 100 seniors) undergraduate honorary organizations
Professional Positions
Centre for Economic and Financial Research, Moscow
Visiting Scholar - Summer 2001 to present
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Carry out my dissertation and other research while resident at this institution.
Continue my ongoing study of corruption, social networks, mass political behavior, and
political competition in communist and postcommunist countries.
Survey Research Center, UC Berkeley
Research Assistant - Summer 1999 to Summer 2001
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Worked for this organization under Professor of Political Science Henry Brady.
Together with Professor Brady and Professor of Political Science (UC Santa Barbara) Cynthia
Kaplan, researched the role of mass publics in independence and democratization movements
in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
Developed and analyzed a database of mass public events in the region in the late 1980s and
early 1990s, based on a reading of numerous secondary sources.
Worked with Professors Brady and Kaplan to develop formal models of decision-making by
political elites in response to and anticipation of mass protest.
Central European University Labor Project
Prague, Czech Republic and Budapest, Hungary
Research Associate - 1995-1997
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Worked for this organization under Associate Professor of Economics John S. Earle, studying
a number of topics related to the economic and political transformation of formerly communist
countries and assisting in the provision of policy advice in transitional economies.
Researched the relationship between economic reform and political attitudes in transitional
countries, and the transformation of privatized enterprises in the Czech Republic.
At the request of the Office of the Prime Minister of Mongolia, was engaged in a project to
design and implement a privatization program for Mongolia.
Met with and provided advice to members of Government of Moldova, particularly in the field
of pension reform.
Coordinated a large survey of medium-sized, privatized manufacturing enterprises in the
Czech Republic, and disseminated results from that research through a seminar for Czech
managers and academics.
Performed statistical analysis of large data sets for a number of other projects coordinated by
Prof. Earle.
Worked with Professor Earle to secure funding for research activities from a number of
foundations and multilateral organizations, helping to write grant applications.
Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control
Stanford, CA
Visiting Fellow and Research Assistant - 1996
Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences - Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic
Visiting Scholar - 1995-1996
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Carried out much of my work for CEU while in residence at these two research institutes.
Central Europe Institute
Prague, Czech Republic
Senior Consultant - 1994-1995
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Managed an office of Czech and American consultants providing management consulting
services to Czech entrepreneurs.
Worked with Czech entrepreneurs to develop business strategy, write business plans, and
acquire financing.
Taught a series of seminars throughout the Czech Republic on business planning.
Co-authored the first book specifically targeted to a Czech audience on business plan
development.
Co-authored a series of articles on management issues for Profit, a Czech business journal.
Office of Congressman Thomas W. Ewing
Washington, D.C.
Legislative Assistant - 1992-1994
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Managed Congressman Ewing’s activities on the House Agriculture Committee, of which he
was a member.
Prepared legislation on a number of issues, including an initiative eventually passed into law to
reduce trafficking in food stamps.
Wrote speeches, drafted responses to constituent letters, and prepared briefing papers on a
wide range of topics.
Coordinated Congressman Ewing’s work on tax, trade, and environmental issues.
Academic Publications
Articles
“Shifting Electoral Geography in Russia's 1991 and 1996 Presidential Elections.” 2000. Post-Soviet
Geography and Economics. 41 (5): 379-387.
“Privatization Policy Design and Popular Support for Reform in the Czech Republic.” 1999. With
John S. Earle. Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics and East European Economies
Working Paper No. 141.
Conference Papers
“Transition and Protest: A Probabilistic Model.” 2001. With Henry Brady and Cynthia Kaplan.
Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association.
“Social Networks and Corruption.” 2001. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Political
Science Association.
“Central Authorities, Local Elites, and Mass Political Behavior in the Transitions in Eastern Europe
and the Former Soviet Union." 2000. With Henry Brady and Cynthia Kaplan. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association.
Other Publications
Articles
“Owners and Winners in Eastern Europe,” with J. Earle, translated and published in the following
newspapers: Delo, Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 19, 1996; Bulgarski Business, Sofia,
Bulgaria, November 14, 1996; Romania Libera, Bucharest, Romania, November 29, 1996;
Rzeczpospolita, Warsaw, Poland; Logos Press, Chisinau, Moldova.
“Vouchers, Restitution Helped Klaus at the Ballot Box,” with J. Earle, Z. Sakova, and J. Vecernik,
Prague Business Journal, June 3-9, 1996.
“Mass Privatization and Voter Response in the Czech Republic: Will the Klaus Strategy Work?” with
J. Earle, Z. Sakova, and J. Vecernik, Open Media Research Institute Analytical Briefs, Vol. 1,
No. 137, OMRI, Prague, May 30, 1996.
“Rizeni Rustu Firmy [Managing Company Growth],” with L. Cerychova, Profit, Issue 22/95, Prague,
1995.
“Proc Podvojne Ucetnicvi? [Why Accrual Accounting?],” with L. Cerychova, Profit, Issue 28/95,
Prague, 1995.
“Kontrola Zasob a Nakupu [Inventory and Purchasing Control],” with L. Cerychova, Profit, Issue
32/95, Prague, 1995.
“Vertikalni Smysleni [The Hazards of Vertical Thinking],” with V. Sedlacek, Profit, Issue 36/95,
Prague, 1995.
Books
Prirucka Podnikatelskeho Planu [The Business Planning Workbook], with D. Mosel, Czech-American
Enterprise Fund, Prague, Czech Republic, 1995.